On March 29, 2025, a 30-year-old Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 24-year-old American boxer Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs).
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 28 days. Norman Jr. was on a 26-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 11 days.
Brian Norman Jr. made easy work of Derrieck Cuevas, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Norman Jr. improves his record to 27-0 (21 KOs), while Cuevas adds a loss to his record at 27-2-1.
On December 4, 2020, a 26-year-old Derrieck Cuevas (23-0-1, 15 KOs) and Damian Ezequiel Bonelli met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 4 days.
Derrieck Cuevas lost to Damian Ezequiel Bonelli via split decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.